Adam of Usk

Adam of Usk (1352-1430) was a Welsh priest and historian during the 14th and early 15th centuries.

Biography
Adam of Usk was born in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales in 1352. After taking his doctorate at Oxford, he became a lawyer under Archbishop Thomas Arundel, and he was an eyewitness to the turbulent events at the end of Richard II of England's reign. After some adventurous years in Rome and on the fringes of opposition to King Henry IV of England, he was allowed to return to England in 1411. In his Chronicon, he covered the period 1377-1421, closing with comments on the costs of King Henry V's wars in France. He died in 1430.